Essay Compare And Contrast Egypt And Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia and Egypt were both key/important civilizations that existed during ancient times. Although these civilizations weren’t very far apart, they still had many differences, both minor and drastic. Mesopotamia and Egypt differed in their environment, culture, and political system.

One major difference between Mesopotamia and Egypt was their natural environment/location. Although both the Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies depended on rivers, the effect that the rivers had on the two societies were extremely different. Mesopotamia, which means land between rivers, was located between the Tigris and Euphrates River. This caused extremely destructive flooding throughout the land. On the other hand, The Ancient Egyptian society was located